Brown Shoe Company
8300 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63105, United States
Overview
Caleres is a global footwear retailer and wholesaler. The Company is engaged in the operation of retail shoe stores and e-commerce Websites, as well as the design, sourcing and marketing of footwear for women and men. Its principal brands and licensed products include Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl’s Shoes, LifeStride, Ryka, Sam Edelman, Franco Sarto, Via Spiga, Fergie and Fergalicious by Fergie, Carlos by Carlos Santana, Vera Wang, and Vince. The Company’s flagship Naturalizer brand is sold primarily at Naturalizer retail stores, national chains, department stores, online retailers, catalog retailers and independent retailers. The Company’s Naturalizer brand is distributed in 60 countries around the world. In May 2013, the Company sold Avia and Nevados.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Retail
- Shoes
Investment portfolio
- Jack Erwin
Led · Series B · Sep 2014
Jack Erwin is a New York-based men's brand that offers handmade shoes sold directly to consumers through its website. The company is led by Ariel Nelson and Lane Gerson and sells products exclusively on jackerwin.com. Its line includes fifteen styles with retail prices between $95 and $195. The brand focuses on direct-to-consumer distribution and handcrafted product quality. The company said it will use the new funding to continue to grow operations. Jack Erwin sells upper-end men's shoes direct-to-consumer via an e-commerce model. Its shoes are manufactured in Portugal and distributed from a hub in greater New York. The company produced an initial run of 3,000 pairs and maintains a roughly 2,400-person wait list; average price points are around $200. Its business model removes middle players to deliver luxury-quality footwear at lower price points. Jack Erwin plans to use new capital to expand its men's shoe line and develop the brand, and does not intend to spend the funds on advertising. The company leans on generous returns and service practices and expects the new capital to help prove its model can scale.
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